A Nigerian refugee in Italy was yesterday beaten to death by a racist right-wing football fan in a central Italian town, officials said.
According to Agi news agency, Emmanuel Chidi, 36, was walking with his lover in the heart of the small town of Paolo Calcinora on Tuesday, when they came under verbal racist attacks by the supporter of a local football club.
That caused an altercation and Chidi was brutally hit on the head until he slumped to the ground. He never recovered consciousness. He later died in hospital yesterday.
“As mayor of a town that is welcoming and open to integration, I feel I’m living in a nightmare,” the town’s mayor was quoted as saying.
Chidi had been living in the town for eight months in a shelter run by Catholic charity Caritas.
His girlfriend is said to have lost her baby after a dangerous Mediterranean crossing.
There has been no word from Nigerian authorities over the incident. Phone calls were not picked. Neither were text messages replied.
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